Emergency rail-joint.



M. HOLLAND 'EMERGENCY RAIL JOINT.

APPLIUATION FILED 00T. zo, 1908.

f//fz my fm A Mm Moa-L MARTIN HOLLAND. O? '[LAVJN MILL. IOA,

Speccaticn of Letters Patent.

.Vai entrai eepi.. lili-il).

Application filed Gelet-er 2Q, 1903, Serial No` 458.6134,

citizen trl Nornay. and resident et the United kilates sini-c lbll, residing al, Lawn llill. in [he county olAl llardin and Slate el",` lo\\'a have invented verlaln new and nsclnl ,lmprmcmcns in lhnergency ll:1il-doints.ci i

which the ollon'inigy is :l spccitication.

'the principal elije-el et my invention is le j prevale a new and improved device lor joming the adjacent ends cl tivo consecutive rails in a railway track.

More particularly it is my object te pre vide such a device that shall he capable of speedy application o1' removal may loe de- .sii-ed.

.Still another object is to provide a device for the purpose stated which can be applied to join the adjacent ends ci a broken rail as `tvcll as to join the -ends. ot consecutive rails; that is, it is my object to provide ay device that may loe employed to join the ends of the rails whether or not they have holes drilled in their Webs.

Another object of my invention is to' provide a device of the class mentioned which canl he spiked to the ties if so desired.

These objects and others will oe made apparent in the following specification and claims when taken in connection with the ae companying drawings, in whiel H Figure l 1s a cross section of a rail shoiving' my improved device applied thereto.

Figs. 2 and 3 are perspective views of ccrtain detached elements of the combination, and Fig. 4 is a general plan View.

My invention is capable of being embodied in a Wide variety of forms, but for the purpose of this disclosure l have chosen to illustrate in the drawings a single form Which is one ot these preferred by me at the present time; However, it will be seen 'from the appended claims that my invention is not limited to the details/of construction here shown.

Referring particularly to the drawings, a broad plate 18 is provided upon which the hase 17 of the rail is adapted tc st;and. On one side edge this plate 1S is doubled over, as indicated b f the reference numeral 1l). Adjacent t0 this folded part. 'lil the plate is continued in the part 20, which is adapted to lit over the lease 17 of the rail and the part 2l which is adapted to lie against the web 1G of the rail. The flat basal part 18 et the plate has two ohliqncly directed slots 22, at

' .t he inner end ci each of' which is an enlarged hole 2li (sec Fig. 23). i

,t no members il are j nfcvitletl, each havmg the general shape shown in hiv, 2, and ha ving a part :5.3 ent away so lhat'it can ex j tend above the hase li' olihe rail, as shown m fig. l. lilach et these edging er clamp ing members )l hasl a sind at ene end, the sind being la;` cred so that it. will hook inte the slot. :iL/, although it ean. he introduced or removed thrcngh the hole 25'). ',lhc side edges oil' the slot B2 are inclined to the plane of the plate ita se as to correspond to the taper oi" Jthe stud 2t).

A plate :2T is provided adapted to tit againsty the weh-lo of the rail. on the side thereof oppesitc to thc part 2l of thc main plate NWN-21. This plate 2T has a longitudinal groove Ze, and the ends the members 247i opposite the respective studs 26, have respective tongues 2l) adapted tno-tit in thc groeve 2lb.- lach member Ql has a transverse hole 30, these holes being tapered.. 'lfhrongh both holes extends a holt El with the head 32, the nut and the washer 34. iloles 343 are provided at convenient inter-- vals in the plate le, and through these spikes may, if desired, be driven into ain miderlying tie` lf'igs. l and l show the device applied to the rails. When itis desired to ren'iove it., the single nut 33 can loe unscrewed, the bolt 31 Withdrawn, and then the clamping memhersl 34e can lee knccked aside with a hammer, and `their studs 26 slipped along the slots 2Li and out from the holes 23. l`herea'ter, the plate 27 and the main plate l8--20-2l can be instantly removed. On the other hand, when it is desired topapply the device to make a rail joint, it is obvious that the plate 18---20-21 can first be put in place, next the plate 27, and'thcn the two Wedging members 24. Thereafter, the holt 3l can loe applied and by means ot the nut 33 the rail can be very tightly clamped between. the op'- posed plates 21 and 27.

lt Will he observed that l have provided a rail joint that does not require having holes drilled .in the ends of the rails. For this reason and for the reason that it can. be very quickly applied or removed, it is especially well adapted to serve as an emergency rail joint.

l claiml. A device :t'or joining the adjacent ends Ilm of two rails7 comprising a plate to underlie the rails, an abutment on one Side of the plate and two opposite wedging members pivoted to the'other side ol' the plate.

2. A device for joining the adjacent ends 4of two railst comprising` a plate adapted to underlie the rails, an abutment on oneside of the plate, said plate having two holes on the opposite side thereof, two wedging members, and studs on Said wedging i'nembers adapt-l ed to engage said holes.

3. A device for joining the adjacent endel l of two rails, comprising a plate adapted to underlie the rails, an abutment ou one Side of the plate, said plate having a hole and an adjacent Slot on the opposite eide thereof, a

wedgina member, and a stud on one side ol'A the Wedging member adapted to pass through said hole and to lock in said slot.

l'. device for joining the adjacent ends nl two rails, con'iprising a plate adapted te underlie the rails, an almtment on one side of said plate, another plate adapted to lie against the web of the rail opposite to Said abutment, Said last named plate havingl a longitudinal groove, and a wedging member having a tongue adapted to engage said lgroove and having a pivotal Connection with the first named plate. V

. 5. A device for joining the z tdjaeentends of two rails, eomprisin a plate adapted to underlie the rails, an a utmenton one Side of said plate7 two opposite Wedge members pivoted to the plate and adapted to act between the plate and the rail on the side op 

